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Wednesday, 8 October 2014

TONG PO - S/T (Album Review)

Album Type: Full Length

Date Released:
01st
September 2014

Label:
Self Released

Tong Po –
S/T - track listing:

1.The Beak 03:16

2.CXXII AD 03:39

3.Smoke Signals
03:08

4.Can He Move Like
Me? 03:03

5.Freddie Li 05:19

6.Five Miles 04:44

Bio

Current and ex
members of Zealots, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaind, Disfunction, Jinn, Grace
and many others

Band Members

Rew - Guitar

Adam - Bass

Graham - Drums

Review:

Here
is a band by the name of TONG PO from my home town of Newcastle Upon
Tyne who play fast paced Instrumental Stoner Rock/Metal. If you're a
fan of Karma To Burn then you need to check these guys out now as
their debut S/T release is a fantastic album to rock out to.

The
production is very lo-fi but it still has a great sound for a debut
release. TONG PO show a lot of promise on this release and I can see
these guys going a very long way within the Stoner Rock/Metal scene.
As you may notice these guys are named after the legendary Jean
Claude Van Damme flick – Kickboxer – from the 1980s. Mainly named
after the main villain and they have named one of the albums best
tracks after one of the other villains from the movie mainly –
Freddie Li.

Movie
trivia aside, this is packed full of heavy riffs that keep you
entertained through out. It could of done with a few more songs but
maybe the band have something else in store for us on future
releases. Maybe they will venture further into the world of Jean
Claude Van Damme movie classics. Timecop, BloodSport, Double Impact,
AWOL and Nowhere To Run. Well you get the idea. Maybe you can tell I
may have been a JCVD fan when I was younger.

The
release does have a huge amount of Psychedelic vibes to check out as
well. Do yourself a favour and headover to Bandcamp and download this
now. You will pleasantly be surprised. It's available on Buy Now
Download though the band are selling CD's as well for the low price
of £2.

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